The First Zoological Society in the US was formed in Philadelphia.
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Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay closed its gates for good.
After seventy-five years of South African rule, Namibia finally gained its independence.
The world's largest postage stamp was released.
Glen Bell opened the very first Taco Bell restaurant, in Downey, California.
Reddit was listed for the first time on the New York Stock Exchange.
